In an alternate reality version of the year 1949 (not 1994), it actually did happen. Starring Jimmy Stewart, in the lovable title role, Forrest Gump is the story of how a simple man from Greenbow, Alabama changes the course of history and the world around him.

This is a fan trailer made from bits and pieces found all over YouTube. Here's the recipe:

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Harvey, To Kill A Mockingbird, Forrest Gump, Horse Feathers, Its A Wonderful Life, Mountain Road, The Shopworn Angel, The Stratton Story, You Can't Take It With You, Thunder Bay, Top Ten Elusive Runners, Table Tennis Action Classics 1930s-1950s, I Feel Like a Feather in the Breeze, Woodrow Wilson at the Labor Convention, Fancy Curves, The Men, Captains Courageous, The Making of Forrest Gump

Hope you enjoyed it!

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The following clip is fake, independent, and not for profit. It is not endorsed or connected to Universal or Paramount. It was made as a purely technical exercise, and as a reflective deconstruction of elements in modern cinema.